Title: Promote a safe, clean, comfortable environment for the patient.
Course: Surgical Technologist I (14056-I) > Section: Applying Safety Procedures

Promotion of a safe, clean, and comfortable environment should include

- positioning the patient appropriately
- following facility policies concerning the operating room environment
- ensuring safety from electrical hazards, chemical spills, and bloodborne pathogen exposure
- avoiding harm resulting from infection, pharmaceutical errors, and misidentification
- maintaining uncluttered and hazard-free waiting areas
- ensuring restraint, wheelchair, and gurney safety
- maintaining equipment on a regular basis.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can a surgical technologist establish and maintain a safe environment for the patient?
- How can a surgical technologist establish and maintain a clean environment for the patient?
- What can the surgical technologist do to enhance the comfort of a patient in the surgical setting?